Finn
by John Ludington
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about
The project, 'Finn', began two years ago. After a piece of recording equipment I had recently purchased decided to go bonkers on me, I put it all up on a high shelf. I walked into the furniture and shortly after that, I did a musical, which took up much of my creative time and energy. When I returned to the project, I decided not to let lack of funds or faulty equipment get in my way. That's really when the vision for 'Finn' began. It would be fun, creative, inventive. I started getting musicians to do impromptu stuff with me at open mics, just playing whatever instruments were handy. I began recording with random items around the house and borrowing instruments from friends. A few songs were added to the album including 'Snowing In my Room', 'Space Monkeys', and 'Amaryllis'. Some sound effects that aren't listed on the credit page include water droplets in the tub, metal objects in the oven and my stomach growling. Many local, Humboldt musicians are on ‘Finn’ as well as a long distance collaborator, all of whom are listed below and on the credit page.
credits
released 07 January 2012
Mastered by Ryan Roberts at Sidenote Studios
Recorded and mixed by John Ludington
Cover art by Toby Goodshank
Layout and design by John Ludington and Andrea Zvaleko
Illustrations of People With Red Bags by Cade Burkhammer / Turtles by Kerri Kowal and Oliver Kowal / Space Man & Ship and Sailor & Hearts by Adrienne Schreiber
All songs written by John Ludington
©&℗ 2011 John Ludington
John Ludington: acoustic guitars and vocals, electric guitars (except on Amaryllis), bass guitars, melodica, mandolin (except on Amaryllis), banjo (except on Amaryllis), gong, keyboards, box of colored pencils, suitcase, bamboo stick, birdcage, glockenspiel, washboard, saw, kazoo, wooden box and mouth trumpet
Amanda Lake: violin on Chasing Birds At Sundown and Snowing In My Room
Anders Griffen: drums on All The World Is Finn, Chasing Birds At Sundown and Let’s Settle Down In Portland
Andrea Zvaleko: backup vocals on All The World Is Finn and Where The Fishes Go
Cade Burkhammer: kitchen utensils, pots, gong and the Atari 2600 game (Galaxian) on Fighting For Good
Chris Bird Jowaisas: mandolin on Amaryllis
Ian Davidson: banjo on Amaryllis
Justino Perez: cello on Let’s Settle Down In Portland, Where The Fishes Go and Snowing In My Room
Kahvi Garrett and Ariana Jade: backup vocals on
Chasing Birds At Sundown
Ryan Roberts: electric guitar on Amaryllis
Tofu Mike Schwartz: drums on Amaryllis
Construction sounds from the H St construction site in Arcata / Cartoon sounds from Tom & Jerry ‘Quiet Please’
for tour dates and updated information go to www.johnludington.com
Mastered by Ryan Roberts at Sidenote Studios
Recorded and mixed by John Ludington
Cover art by Toby Goodshank
Layout and design by John Ludington and Andrea Zvaleko
Illustrations of People With Red Bags by Cade Burkhammer / Turtles by Kerri Kowal and Oliver Kowal / Space Man & Ship and Sailor & Hearts by Adrienne Schreiber
All songs written by John Ludington
©&℗ 2011 John Ludington
John Ludington: acoustic guitars and vocals, electric guitars (except on Amaryllis), bass guitars, melodica, mandolin (except on Amaryllis), banjo (except on Amaryllis), gong, keyboards, box of colored pencils, suitcase, bamboo stick, birdcage, glockenspiel, washboard, saw, kazoo, wooden box and mouth trumpet
Amanda Lake: violin on Chasing Birds At Sundown and Snowing In My Room
Anders Griffen: drums on All The World Is Finn, Chasing Birds At Sundown and Let’s Settle Down In Portland
Andrea Zvaleko: backup vocals on All The World Is Finn and Where The Fishes Go
Cade Burkhammer: kitchen utensils, pots, gong and the Atari 2600 game (Galaxian) on Fighting For Good
Chris Bird Jowaisas: mandolin on Amaryllis
Ian Davidson: banjo on Amaryllis
Justino Perez: cello on Let’s Settle Down In Portland, Where The Fishes Go and Snowing In My Room
Kahvi Garrett and Ariana Jade: backup vocals on
Chasing Birds At Sundown
Ryan Roberts: electric guitar on Amaryllis
Tofu Mike Schwartz: drums on Amaryllis
Construction sounds from the H St construction site in Arcata / Cartoon sounds from Tom & Jerry ‘Quiet Please’
for tour dates and updated information go to www.johnludington.com
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"John's music makes you feel like you're part of a club. A club of earthlings, all spinning around the sun, innocent, curious, beautiful. I think if aliens come, John should be the first to say hi". Devin Farren
discography
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Jan 2012 -
Jul 2009 -
Jul 2008 -
Jan 2001
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- Track Name: All The World Is Finn
- Harry Tanous worries his thumbs in the lobby with the humming rug where the angry newspaper man shuffles about and just pretends. Good tequila and techno lights. That’s when he met the skinny brunette. She whipped off her thong and changed his life. And now there’s Finn. Four years later up the elevator where the man that snaps the news in his lap has succumbed to the big grey rug that hums. Harry Tanous worries his thumbs. Janette picks up Finn every other Monday at six. She’s bleached her hair blonde and now she drives a Chevette. Finns’ favorite color is blue, that’s what it’ll always be. She won’t color outside the lines and she won’t look up at me when the bitch drives away with my Finn in the back with her broken crayons and her perfect lines and her perfect mind. Harry Tanous the doc will see you now. She hides beneath the sink and cries whenever I do the dishes. What do I, how do I deal with her? The worst part is I think, I’m so glad she’s gone for the week. And one day she will speak. Doc, I’m an old man in my 20’s my records are ruined. She destroyed my collection in a temper tantrum. And I don’t know whatever Janette thinks but she acts like this whole autism thing is normal. And I want to get through to her. I don’t want anything to do with her I just want to ask her how do you deal? Because all the world is Finn and I’m in orbit out there looking in. I’ve read a book or two and I still don’t know what to do. It’s hard to keep the condiments around. She stacks them up and leaves them on the floor. She’ll only listen to Chopin sonatas. And just the one composed in C minor. And she just doesn’t understand discipline with those big blue eyes and she’ll pull you in. Harry, you’re doing great we’re out of time. There’s a world where daddy’s girl can’t say a thing. She may never will until she gets psychiatry. But he’s spending their last dime on his own therapy. Dr. Shultz and his wife Fran love Japanese. They’ve a cottage where she grows exotic peonies. Their daughter is grown and owns a small town dentistry. Thoughts won’t form for now they’ll only make word clouds. Finn might show me how the wind won’t stop on a dime.
- Track Name: Chasing Birds At Sundown
- These two-legged ones they feed me. Take me for runs call my name and I come. Most what they do is confusing. They stare at glowing boxes and they wait till the food cooks and later they’ll light cakes and make wishes. What I don’t understand is why they can’t just stay all day long and do nothing. Lavender is in bloom again. Bumble bees are buzzing ‘round. Don’t you want to run with me through the neighborhood front lawns. We’ll get lost and sleep under the clouds. Come home soon good friend of mine. The short ones aren’t as strange or lazy. They don’t watch the glowing box as much when they’re pups. I love their boldness and bravery. They scuffle flip and flop and they’re quick to stand up. They’re amazed when I bring back the stick. Throw it again. What I don’t understand is they can’t just stay all day long and do nothing. Stay home with me all the time we’ll keep the doors open wide. Let all the summertime come inside. Dump the kitchen out on the floor, have a feast and play some more. Come home soon good friend of mine. Chains, gates and ropes, locks and windows. Finally the door swings, you run they say stop. Sun rises high, they’re still sleeping. They wait till the thing beeps, they get loud in the wet room. They eat fast, I eat fast, they scratch me and go. What I don’t understand is they can’t just stay all day long and do nothing. I run to the end of the driveway and listen long after you’re out of site. Wait for you to come home again. Howling at the sirens, digging holes just to pass the time. Come home soon good friend of mine. Chasing birds at sundown. I hear you coming up the drive. Take me with you next time. Oh, you’re the perfect human. You can do no wrong in my eyes. Haven’t I been wonderful?
- Track Name: Evening Gold
- Sunlight through the blinds just turned evening gold and I wonder what it would've been like if i had grown old. Billions have all seen it, countless eyes and minds, beheld the in-between world just outside of time. Storm clouds on the town just released their souls and everything is blessed now but for the hungry ghosts. Our stockpiles in the distance burn up stacks of lies. Can you hear the semi's screaming the homeless lullaby? Captive beneath the boughs of the spreading chestnut tree, we cannot hear the clashing swords of the Trinity. If Abraham’s grandchildren kill indiscriminately then who will know their savior from their enemy? Now each night the wind calls me out to sea, bursting through glass windows, thrashing in my sheets. And in all my nightmares I run to higher ground. I thought to live forever. The sea she hunts me down.
